brayeran.
/brɑːˈjɛːrə/ 1. A genus of Rosaceous trees, the only known species of which ( B. anthelmintica) is a native of Ethiopia.
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1857 J. Pereira Elem. Materia Med. (ed. 4) II. 296 The plant which yielded them [sc. the flowers] formed a new genus, near to, but distinct from, that of Agrimonia. To this genus Kunth gave the name of Brayera, after the physician who sent him the flowers.
2. A medicinal preparation of the flowers and tops of this tree, called also Cusso, valued as an anthelmintic.
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1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 601 Brayera is a most efficient remedy against the tapeworm.
Derivatives
ˈbrayerin n. a bitter acrid resin found in Cusso.
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1899 Merck's 1899 Man. 24 Brayerin, see Koussein.
1922 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 11) 552/2 Koussin, an anthelmintic resin..from kousso... Called also brayerin.
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